Toy game



Jan. 22, 1924. 1,481,605 i J. J. Hmrezs TOY GANE Filed Nov. 8, 1922afronta) latented dan. 22, 1924.

'narran stares JOSEPH J. HAYES, F ELKHART, ENDIANA.

TOY GAME.

Application led November 8, 19.22. Serial No. 599,699.

To all w 710m t may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. HAYES, acitizen of the United States, residing at Elkhart, in the county ofElkhart and State e of Indiana, have invented new and useful loy Games,oic which`the following is a specification.

rhe object of my invention is to provide a novel, simple, interestingand durablev toy in the nature of a ball game, utilizing one rubber oall'for releasing another which is discharged by a spring mechanism, thegame being played in accordance with rules simulating a. regular baseball game. I attain these and other objects ot my invention by themechanism disclosed in the accompanying drawings, in which-` Figure l isa side elevationof the invention set ready for playing; K

Fig. 2 is a top plan viewof same; and

Fig. 3 is an end elevation-from the trigger end of the device.

Lilie numerals designate like parts in each of the several views.

Areferring to the accompanying drawings, l provide a suitable base l, onone end of which is rigidly secured the base extension 2 by screws or inany other suitable manner. Attached to base extension 2 is a suitablewire spring 3 having its ends 5 bent inwardly and engaging in the. baseextension 2. as shown in Fig. 2. I provide suitable staple G to securelyfasten the end of the spring on the base extension. Spring 3 is providedwith a coiled portion 4, and with an offset loop portion 7 suitablyshaped to receive a rubber ball, as shown in Fig. l. Attached to the endof base l at a suitable distance Jfrom the base extension 2, I provide aspring trigger 8 aiixed to base 1 in some suitable manner, as by screw9. Member 8 is provided with a suitable bent or slightly hooked end l0,releasably engaging the loop portion 7 of spring 3, as shown in Fig. 1.

In playing the game, the spring 3 is co1npressed so that loop 7 willextend horizontally toward the rear of the base and be releasablyengaged by the spring trigger or lock spring 8. A rubber ball is'placedon loop '7 and persons playing stand at a given distance from it andpitch another ball at the stationary rubber ball on thegame apparatus.I1 struck, it naturally depresses the spring loop 7 andy disengages itfrom the spring trigger 8, allowing the spring 3 to throw the ballforward automatically toward the player. The person pitching tries tocatch the ball and there are. of course, rules governing the game,whereby to make it simulate the requirements of base ball. It is ofcourse a game which can be played indoors and in an ordinary sized roomin winter, or on the lawn in summer.

`What I claim is:

In a toy game of the class described.V the combination of a base, anupstanding eXtension aixed to the base, a wire spring having ii'iwardlyturned ends engaged in the base extension, means bracing the spring onthe base extension, the spring having opposite coiled portions andhavingan outwardly eX- tending loop portion of suitable size forreceiving a ball, and a spring trigger affixed to the opposite end ofthe base from that on which the extension is positioned. said springtrigger having a suitably bent end to releasably engage the centralportion of the spring loop described above.

JOSEPH J. HAYES.

